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Elder Neil Tangaroa Aitken

510 S. Ardmore Ave #303
Los Angeles, CA 90020

(323)376-0411

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http://www.neil-aitken.com
 
Presidents:
Harvey G. Horner 賀中正 (1991 - 1994) | Richard B. Stamps 尹因印 (1994 - 1997)
Served: 1993 - 1995
Areas Served:
Hsin Chu, Hsin Tien, Taipei 5th Ward, Yangmei
Companions:
Scott Ray Hansen | Jared M. Jones | Andy Matthews | Jeremy (Punk) Taylor | Matthew, T. Wappett
Your Occupation: Author / Editor / PhD Student in Literature & Creative Writing (USC)
Comments:
My first book of poetry, The Lost Country of Sight is available in some bookstores and everywhere online (Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Nobles, etc). There's even a few poems about Taiwan.

COMPANIONS
Jimmy Armstrong, Steve Arnold, Andrew Matthews, Andrew Sargent, Matthew Wappett, Andy Hendrickson, Scott Hansen, Trent Smith, Peng Kuo Chung, Br. Chang, Jared Jones, Jeremy Taylor

EDUCATION
PhD English Literature & Creative Writing (USC 2012); MFA Creative Writing (UC Riverside 2006); BS Computer Science (BYU 1999)

EMPLOYMENT
Worked as a computer games programmer for Vivendi Universal Games in Los Angeles (2000-2004) writing kids' games for JumpStart, Fisher-Price, and Barbie. Left the computer software industry in 2004 to start my MFA. Currently pursuing a PhD in Literature & Creative Writing at USC. I hope to eventually become a professor of creative writing at a university or college.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
My first book of poetry, The Lost Country of Sight, won the Philip Levine Prize in Poetry and was published in November 2008 by Anhinga Press & CSU Fresno. My poetry has been widely published in many literary journals including Crab Orchard Review, Poetry Southeast, Portland Review, RHINO, and Washington Square. I've served on the board of directors for a non-profit poetry organization in Los Angeles. I'm also the founding editor of Boxcar Poetry Review.

LATEST NEWS
My first book of poetry, The Lost Country of Sight, is now available in bookstores and online.
 
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